take blood pressure

take (one's) blood pressure

To measure one's blood pressure. I'll need to take your blood pressure before we begin. The doctor told me to take my blood pressure twice a day to see if there was any adverse reaction to the medication.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

take someone's blood pressure

to measure a person's blood pressure. The doctor takes my blood pressure every time I am in the office. Bob takes his blood pressure at home every day.
See also: blood, pressure, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • take (one's) blood pressure
  • check (one's) blood pressure
  • after (one's) blood
  • after your blood
  • bleed out
  • be after (one's) blood
  • be after/out for somebody's blood
  • piss blood
  • draw blood
  • in one’s blood
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While in assessment of practices of dental house officers regarding taking blood pressure almost all said that they take blood pressure, 96.8% said they can take pulse.
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICES ABOUT MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AMONG DENTAL HOUSEOFFICERS WORKING IN TWO DENTAL COLLEGES
For example, the campaign aims to ensure that all staff involved in patient care take blood pressure according to a standard procedure, and that treatment measures are in accordance with the most recent guidelines issued by the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.
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